Ironing board support



April 1, 1941. w. A. NOAcK 2,236,717

IRONING BOARD SUPPORT Filed Oct.- 25, 1939 f ATTORNEY.`

Patented Apr. 1, 1941 OFFICE IRONING BOARD SUPPORT William A. Noack, LosAngeles, Calif.

Application October 25, 1939, Serial No. 301,206

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an ironing board support, and moreparticularly to means for guiding and stabilizing certain movable partsof the means for supporting an ironing board.

An object of the invention is to simplify the construction and reducethe number of parts required in an ironing board support, while stillmaintaining sturdiness of construction and reliability of operation.

A more specic object of the invention is to provide improved means forguiding the movements of a swingable shelf or platform upon which theironing board is turnably supported.

The invention includes the provision of an improved spider constructionof the aforesaid swingable shelf whereby lightness, strength, and lowcost of manufacture are secured without impairing the functioning of thedevice, added strength being afforded to said spider construction by soshaping and positioning certain of its arms as to produce a superiortrussing effect.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention will hereinafterappear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates .a preferredembodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device in its operative position, thedoor being omitted to expose interior construction, taken in partsection on line I-I of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental plan view of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 isa front elevation of the device in its up-swung position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional, fragmental detail illustrating the ironing boardpad and cover.

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of an additional bearing means for theshelf or bracket which supports the ironing board proper.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental detail in which is reproduced, in a modifiedform, a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the casing I is of an upstandingcharacter, being rectangular and of the proper dimensions to housewithin it an ironing board II which is pivotally secured at I2, in aflatwise manner, to the midwidth portion of a swingable skeletal shelfor spider I3. Said casing may be built into the wall of a building, orotherwise stabilized in its upstanding position.

Said swingable skeletal shelf I3 has at opposite sides of its lower endtrunnions I which enter bearing seats I6 formed in inner faces of theside pieces I1 carried by the back I4 of the casing. With said shelf I3cooperates the U-shaped supporting rod IB'having at each extremity anoutwardly directed end portion I9 which pivotally engages a seat or bore2 I in the lower portions of the side pieces I1 of the casing.

Said skeletal shelf I3 has a rectangular rim member extending along itstwo long sides and across its ends, said rim member having side runs 22,an end run 23 across the free end of the swingable shelf and an endportion 24 which spans the distance between the'trunnions I5 of theshelf.

The spider structure of the shelf I3 has a pair of radial arms 21 in av-relation to each other and opposite to said arms 21, a pair of shorterradiating arms 28. All these arms radiate from the hub portion 3|through which the pivot I2 extends.

The arms 28 lie in substantially the same plane as the rim portion ofthe spider frame, but the arms 21 are in a parallel relation to saidrim, being spaced away therefrom the proper distance to providel aclearance within which the central cross portion I8a of the U-rcd moveswith a working t.

'I'he outer end portions of the arms 21 have deflected end portions 29whereby they are united integrally with the corners of the aforesaid rimat the free end of the frame, While their inner ends are likewise unitedintegrally to the opposite sides of the hub 3i by deflected end portions30. The inner sides of said arm portions 29 and y 3U form stops whichlimit the movement of the cross bar portion I8a of the U-bar I8. thearms 21 being parallel to and sufficiently spaced away from the planeoccupied by the side runs 22 of the spider to afford the proper workingspace for said portion I8a of the U-rod. Owing to the fact that, whenthe spider structure is viewed in plan, the arms 21 and 28 appear asextending substantially straight from the hub from which they radiate tothe rim corners which they join, a superior bracing effect is secured inthe spider structure while maintaining minimum weight.

In the right hand portion of Fig. 5 is shown a circular spacer member 4Bbolted to the building wall 4I and having a central projection 42 withinwhich is formed a bearing recess 43 to receive one of the trunnions I5,said trunnions turnably projecting through the side walls of the casing.

Of the four arms which have been described, all of which radiate fromthe hub portion of the spider, the paired arms 28 are the shorter andthey join each other and the hub at a more obtuse angle than thatbetween the arms 21. Said arms 28 may be made of a sufficiently sturdycharacter to make it possible safely to dispense with the rim run 24which extends across that end portion of the spider like shelf which isadjacent to them.

The pairs of arms 21 and 2B combine to form an approximately cruciatebracing means for the rim portion of the swingable shelf, so that saidshelf may be subjected to hard usage without danger of breaking.

To prepare the device for use the ironing board II together with theshelf I3 will rst be swung down from the vertical position shown in Fig.3V

to the horizontal position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and then the ironingboard will be swung to one side or the other in the usual manner toeconomize space while being used.

A winged clamping nut 32 is shown screwed on to the pivot bolt I2 toclamp the ironing board proper in its adjusted position in relation tothe shelf I3.

Owing to the fact that the stop elements 2S at the outer ends of thearms 2l' are widely spaced apart, they cooperate with the U-rod I8 tobrace the ironing board support in a stable manner when said ironingboard is in its down position. The arm portions 30 which join the hubare considerably closer together than the arm parts 2S, but nodisadvantage results from this fact because no bracing of the ironingboard support is required when it is in the folded up position and hencethe central portion I8a of the U-rod may be contracted to remain out ofcontact with the aforesaid arm parts 30 at all times.

Each of the corner portions of the anchored end of the swingable spiderframe I3 carries an L-shaped clamping bolt 45 the short limb 46 of whichis clamped down upon the arcuate inner end ila of the ironing board I I.Nuts 41 screw on to said bolts to perform this clamping operation. Saidbolts have squared shanks 48 to prevent them from turning from theirproper operative positions.

Along the under side of the edge portion of the ironing board II extendsa groove 50 which affords room for fastening the downwardly directededge portion 5I of a cloth 52 without said cloth extending below thelower face of the ironing board, which is to be avoided in order not tointerfere with the swinging movement of the board in relation to theupper face of the shelf I3.

The usual pad 53 underlies the cloth 52.

In situations where the ironing board is not to be subjected to unusualstrain, or required to support excessive weight, the structure shown inFig. 6 may be used to advantage, the omission of the bar 24 lighteningthe weight of the skeletal shelf which supports the board and lesseningthe cost of manufacture.

I claim:

1. In an ironing board structure, a support, an ironing board supportingframe having a free end and opposite thereto an end portion pivotallyanchored to said support, said frame having an approximately rectangularrim, all parts of said rim occupying substantially the same plane, twopairs of bracing arms within said rim radiating from a common hub, theouter end of each of said arms being united to a corner of said rim,there being a pair of said radiating arms in each end portion of saidframe, each arm being substantially straight in plan, from said hub toits juncture with said rim, one pair of said arms lying in a plane whichis in a parallel relation to the rim of said frame and is offsettherefrom to the proper distance to provide a Working clearance for aswingable brace bar, and the other pair of said arms lying in the sameplane as said rim, said arms which are oiset from the plane of said rimhaving end portions which unite them to corner portions of said rim atthe free end of said frame.

2. In an ironing board structure of the kind described, a main support,and an ironing board supporting member mounted thereon comprising aswingable spider frame having an approximately rectangular rim andhaving an end portion pivotally anchored to said support and radiatingarms within said rim having a common hub at their inner ends and havingtheir outer ends united to the corners of said rim, there being a pairof said radiating arms located in each end portion of said spider frame,one pair of said arms lying in a plane which is in a parallel relationto the rim of said frame and is offset therefrom to the proper distanceto provide a working clearance for a swingable brace bar, and the otherpair of said armslying in the same plane as said rim, said arms whichare olset from the plane of said rim having end portions which unitethem to corner portions of said rim at the free end of said frame, theanchored end of said swingable frame being open and the pair ofradiating arms adjacent thereto joining `each other at a more obtuseangle than the angle between the arms of the other pair.

WILLIAM A. NOACK.

